Ada Palmer
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Novelist (SF fantasy), historian (UChicago Renaissance, Enlightenment, Italy, classical reception), composer (filk, Norse myth), disability (chronic pain), manga/anime (Tezuka), food, history pics #SomethingBeautiful Blog exurbe.com
Novelist (SF fantasy), historian (UChicago Renaissance, Enlightenment, Italy, classical reception), composer (filk, Norse myth), disability (chronic pain), manga/anime (Tezuka), food, history pics #SomethingBeautiful Blog exurbe.com
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Ada Palmer
@adapalmer.bsky.social
· Jan 28
“Inventing the Renaissance” is a history of histories of this (not so) golden age. Much of making history is simply adding new POVs to the braid as historians ask new & more diverse questions w/ each generation. I hope you’ll enjoy my effort to show the process at work! 25/25 https://buff.ly/4j6qkoS
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The kind of preface that makes me want to keep reading. From Bellamy the Magnificent: An Extravaganza (1904) by Roy Horniman.
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The kind of preface that makes me want to keep reading. From Bellamy the Magnificent: An Extravaganza (1904) by Roy Horniman.
A really good (and hilarious) essay on the problems of people using AI as search engines
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
A really good (and hilarious) essay on the problems of people using AI as search engines
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For some reason this reminds me of the story of how the team who worked on the CGI-animated Muppet Babies reboot accidentally rendered Animal without his fur and the end result was so hilarious and disturbing they adopted it as an unofficial mascot they named “Blurph”
December 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
For some reason this reminds me of the story of how the team who worked on the CGI-animated Muppet Babies reboot accidentally rendered Animal without his fur and the end result was so hilarious and disturbing they adopted it as an unofficial mascot they named “Blurph”
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I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
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Powerful new malaria drug offers first serious alternative to artemisinin in decades. Novartis’ new drug cured more than 97% of malaria cases in a Phase 3 trial of 1,688 adults and children across 12 African countries. buff.ly/agdifWX
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buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Powerful new malaria drug offers first serious alternative to artemisinin in decades. Novartis’ new drug cured more than 97% of malaria cases in a Phase 3 trial of 1,688 adults and children across 12 African countries. buff.ly/agdifWX
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Framing GenAI as a battle between teachers and students is a red herring. Students and educators are on the same side. The real opposition are the data extraction firms and brokerages and their allies among the managerial class.
December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Framing GenAI as a battle between teachers and students is a red herring. Students and educators are on the same side. The real opposition are the data extraction firms and brokerages and their allies among the managerial class.
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He could fix me
December 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
He could fix me
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HEY FRIENDS!! Did you know that Australia - #2 in the world for data centre investment - is now formally missing its climate targets thanks in large part to the resulting surge in power demand?
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
HEY FRIENDS!! Did you know that Australia - #2 in the world for data centre investment - is now formally missing its climate targets thanks in large part to the resulting surge in power demand?
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
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Unexpected feminist historian in this podcast episode: Alison Light, perfectly placed to speak about women and domestic service, from the viewpoint of employer and employee alike. 🗃️
The Servant Problem
Podcast Episode · Shedunnit · 15/10/2025 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Unexpected feminist historian in this podcast episode: Alison Light, perfectly placed to speak about women and domestic service, from the viewpoint of employer and employee alike. 🗃️
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New project documenting A.I. slop graphics in academic journals
neurodojo.blogspot.com/2025/12/new-...
neurodojo.blogspot.com/2025/12/new-...
New project documenting A.I. slop graphics in academic journals
The last month saw a couple of relatively high profile examples of generative A.I. slop appearing in academic journals. From my collection o...
neurodojo.blogspot.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New project documenting A.I. slop graphics in academic journals
neurodojo.blogspot.com/2025/12/new-...
neurodojo.blogspot.com/2025/12/new-...
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Reading a book called Varney The Vampire and after like 90 pages a guy called Varney was introduced.
A main character suspects he's a vampire and I think he might be right.
A main character suspects he's a vampire and I think he might be right.
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Reading a book called Varney The Vampire and after like 90 pages a guy called Varney was introduced.
A main character suspects he's a vampire and I think he might be right.
A main character suspects he's a vampire and I think he might be right.
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*looks directly at camera*
Pantone’s 2026 color of the year is technically not a color at all — meet Cloud Dancer, the first-ever white shade to receive the designation from the world’s color authority.
Pantone makes a surprising choice for its 2026 color of the year
We did not see that coming.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
*looks directly at camera*
Powerful new malaria drug offers first serious alternative to artemisinin in decades. Novartis’ new drug cured more than 97% of malaria cases in a Phase 3 trial of 1,688 adults and children across 12 African countries. buff.ly/agdifWX
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Powerful new malaria drug offers first serious alternative to artemisinin in decades. Novartis’ new drug cured more than 97% of malaria cases in a Phase 3 trial of 1,688 adults and children across 12 African countries. buff.ly/agdifWX
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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(2/2) “Immortal Gestures” by @damonyoung.com.au is shorter but no less densely packed with insights about culture, philosophy, science, art and storytelling. Also entertaining and beautifully written, though you might not notice the artfulness lurking in the clear, easy-to-read prose.
December 4, 2025 at 3:49 AM
(2/2) “Immortal Gestures” by @damonyoung.com.au is shorter but no less densely packed with insights about culture, philosophy, science, art and storytelling. Also entertaining and beautifully written, though you might not notice the artfulness lurking in the clear, easy-to-read prose.
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Struggling to choose between two…
(1/2) “Inventing the Renaissance” by @adapalmer.bsky.social will change how you think about history, art, power, modern politics… Packed with great stories and intriguing asides; written with great creative flair.
(1/2) “Inventing the Renaissance” by @adapalmer.bsky.social will change how you think about history, art, power, modern politics… Packed with great stories and intriguing asides; written with great creative flair.
December 4, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Struggling to choose between two…
(1/2) “Inventing the Renaissance” by @adapalmer.bsky.social will change how you think about history, art, power, modern politics… Packed with great stories and intriguing asides; written with great creative flair.
(1/2) “Inventing the Renaissance” by @adapalmer.bsky.social will change how you think about history, art, power, modern politics… Packed with great stories and intriguing asides; written with great creative flair.
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Holy shit, it happened! This is a beautiful thing everyone who has spread the word and funded the project has helped to do.
By love and mercy, that is a weight off. Thanks to all of you!
Wrap up post and a note from Zukiswa, here:
Wrap up post and a note from Zukiswa, here:
We did it! Now what?
African Translation Project published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Holy shit, it happened! This is a beautiful thing everyone who has spread the word and funded the project has helped to do.
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That arc toward justice won't bend itself
January 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
That arc toward justice won't bend itself
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Occasionally there is good news.
Native American tribe reclaims land at the edge of Yosemite National Park
The tribal nation that calls Yosemite National Park its ancestral home has reclaimed a stunning piece of its historical territory with the acquisition of 800 acres along the edge of the park.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Camera glitch?
or
Did Squirrel discover a Grape of Invisibility?😄
or
Did Squirrel discover a Grape of Invisibility?😄
December 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Camera glitch?
or
Did Squirrel discover a Grape of Invisibility?😄
or
Did Squirrel discover a Grape of Invisibility?😄
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New blog post! Explore Maria de Sweert’s overlooked contribution to the Plantin Press and its 17th-century legacy.
Full story👉 medium.com/@museumplant...
#BookHistory #earlymodern #WomensAgency #WomeninHistory #Bluestorians #Skystorians #PlantinPress #History
Full story👉 medium.com/@museumplant...
#BookHistory #earlymodern #WomensAgency #WomeninHistory #Bluestorians #Skystorians #PlantinPress #History
The invisible partner
Unveiling Maria de Sweert’s role in the Plantin Press
medium.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New blog post! Explore Maria de Sweert’s overlooked contribution to the Plantin Press and its 17th-century legacy.
Full story👉 medium.com/@museumplant...
#BookHistory #earlymodern #WomensAgency #WomeninHistory #Bluestorians #Skystorians #PlantinPress #History
Full story👉 medium.com/@museumplant...
#BookHistory #earlymodern #WomensAgency #WomeninHistory #Bluestorians #Skystorians #PlantinPress #History
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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The Ruby- throated Hummingbird watched the feeders away from the action while ready to launch from a camellia leaf. September 1, 2025 🪶 #ArtAdventCalendar
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Ruby- throated Hummingbird watched the feeders away from the action while ready to launch from a camellia leaf. September 1, 2025 🪶 #ArtAdventCalendar